Litigation Assistant Officer (AO)


Company:	Brook Street
Salary:	£15.84 to £15.84 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	West End, SW1H 9AJ
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	6 Oct 2026
Closing date:	13 Oct 2026

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Summary

Litigation Assistant Officer (AO)

Location:

SW1H 9AJ

Additional information:

* 37 hours per week, 3 days in the office and 2 days at home

* Pay:

£15.84ph

Looking to use your administration skills to make a real difference in a fast-paced, service-focused legal environment? Hiring for a reputed client within the Government, this AO Litigation Assistant Officer role provides high-quality business management and administrative support to legal and business management teams-helping workstreams run smoothly, deadlines are met, and queries are handled promptly.

What you'll be doing:

* Provide efficient administrative and operational support to legal and business management teams

* Manage shared inboxes, dealing with queries quickly or escalating appropriately

* Organise meetings, room bookings and visitor arrangements

* Coordinate travel, accommodation, couriers, and equipment requests when required

* Handle physical and electronic post, ensuring accurate management, filing and escalation to the right case holders

* Take notes/minutes when needed and circulate actions clearly

* Support business priorities through document preparation tasks (scanning, photocopying, filing and bundling)

* Support the movement and management of records, including opening, updating, closing and archiving files

* Escalate risks, issues or delays that could affect service delivery

* Work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain service continuity (including cover where required)

* Help with implementation of new processes and business initiatives

What you'll bring:

* Strong organisational and administrative skills with an eye for detail

* Confidence managing competing priorities while working accurately to deadlines

* Clear written and verbal communication, with a professional, helpful approach to stakeholders

* Experience using Microsoft Office-especially Outlook, Word and Excel

* Ability to work independently, while knowing when to seek guidance or escalate

* Commitment to maintaining accurate records

If you're motivated by keeping services running smoothly and enjoy being the person teams can rely on, apply now to be considered for this London-based AO opportunity.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you. 

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.

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